Managing Epstein-Barr virus and other risk factors in MS-Future perspectives

P Sundström

doi:10.1111/ane.12841

Managing Epstein-Barr virus and other risk factors in MS-Future perspectives

Acta Neurol Scand. 2017 Nov:136 Suppl 201:31-33. doi: 10.1111/ane.12841.

Author

P Sundström¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Neurology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

PMID: 29068493
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12841

Abstract

Here, we discuss the rationale and feasibility of treatment directed against the modifiable risk factors in multiple sclerosis. The established environmental risk factors vitamin D insufficiency, cigarette smoke exposure, adolescence overweight, and Epstein-Barr virus infection are reviewed. Already available measures to target these risk factors are discussed.

Keywords: Epstein-Barr virus; multiple sclerosis; smoking; treatment; vitamin D.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cigarette Smoking / adverse effects
Environmental Exposure / prevention & control
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications
Humans
Multiple Sclerosis / etiology*
Multiple Sclerosis / prevention & control
Multiple Sclerosis / virology
Pediatric Obesity / complications
Risk Factors
Ultraviolet Rays / adverse effects
Vitamin D Deficiency / complications